{"conversationCode":"476-002","tapeNumber":476,"conversationNumber":2,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-476-002","startDateTime":"1971-04-08T01:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-04-08T02:20:00.000Z","startDate":"7-Apr-1971","startTime":"8:59 PM","endDate":"7-Apr-1971","endTime":"9:20 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)];","description":"On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:59 pm and 9:20 pm. 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(President)","[Unknown person(s)]"],"prevCode":"476-001","nextCode":"476-003","transcript":[{"start":2.93,"end":19.75,"text":"Sir, I was one of the few who didn't see the show."},{"start":19.77,"end":20.93,"text":"Sir, we're about a minute, two minutes away from air time."},{"start":20.95,"end":21.21,"text":"I'll cue you."},{"start":21.23,"end":23.18,"text":"I hope that you will favor those black and white posts because you're not wearing a lot of layer."},{"start":23.2,"end":24.32,"text":"If you turn to the left or right, we're going to lose..."},{"start":24.34,"end":24.78,"text":"I'm not going to turn."},{"start":24.8,"end":25.18,"text":"I'm going to say..."},{"start":25.16,"end":40.2,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":40.22,"end":40.32,"text":"Fine."},{"start":40.34,"end":40.74,"text":"You know the handle."},{"start":40.76,"end":41,"text":"I have this."},{"start":41.02,"end":41.22,"text":"All right."},{"start":41.24,"end":41.44,"text":"All right."},{"start":41.46,"end":41.56,"text":"Sure."},{"start":41.58,"end":41.78,"text":"All right."},{"start":41.8,"end":42,"text":"All right."},{"start":42.02,"end":42.22,"text":"All right."},{"start":42.24,"end":42.44,"text":"All right."},{"start":42.46,"end":48.56,"text":"All right."},{"start":48.59,"end":49.11,"text":"That's pretty good advice."},{"start":49.13,"end":49.33,"text":"All right."},{"start":49.68,"end":58.23,"text":"Hey, will it be on your screen if I leave this little handkerchief up your ass?"},{"start":58.25,"end":59.27,"text":"Hey, let me check that."},{"start":59.39,"end":59.83,"text":"Oh, yeah, sure."},{"start":59.85,"end":60.17,"text":"It is."},{"start":60.19,"end":61.03,"text":"Can you move to your left now?"},{"start":61.05,"end":65.82,"text":"Can you move to your left before Mr. President?"},{"start":65.84,"end":66.32,"text":"Yeah, this handkerchief."},{"start":66.34,"end":68.26,"text":"Move to your left just a slightest bit."},{"start":68.28,"end":70.48,"text":"Here it is."},{"start":70.5,"end":70.86,"text":"Is that all right?"},{"start":70.88,"end":71.28,"text":"How's that, Bill?"},{"start":72.83,"end":73.23,"text":"How are we, Bill?"},{"start":73.25,"end":74.05,"text":"Just a little tiny bit more, sir."},{"start":80.78,"end":98.01,"text":"In about 45 seconds, they're looking at you."},{"start":98.03,"end":98.67,"text":"Right now, I'm paying attention."},{"start":98.69,"end":100.33,"text":"When you're on that chart, I'll use this little band."},{"start":100.36,"end":100.59,"text":"Fair enough."},{"start":100.61,"end":102.74,"text":"I think they certainly know that one is long enough."},{"start":102.76,"end":103.44,"text":"This one is certainly long enough."},{"start":103.46,"end":104.4,"text":"No, but the first time on this one, it's short."},{"start":104.42,"end":105.2,"text":"No, this one's fairly decent, isn't it?"},{"start":105.22,"end":105.48,"text":"I don't know."},{"start":105.5,"end":106.59,"text":"It's only five, seven seconds."},{"start":106.61,"end":106.89,"text":"Eight seconds."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon met with a television production crew in the Oval Office to prepare for a televised address regarding the situation in Southeast Asia. The discussion focused on technical logistics, including microphone placement, the President’s physical positioning, and the use of visual aids. The crew provided final instructions to ensure optimal framing and audio clarity just minutes before the live broadcast began.","topics":["Television production","Southeast Asia policy","Public relations","Oval Office","Media strategy"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T21:37:09.110Z"},"topicSlugs":["television-production","southeast-asia-policy","public-relations","oval-office","media-strategy"],"audioDurationSec":107,"audioFiles":[{"file":"476-002.mp3","bytes":2566059,"durationSec":106.85,"bitrate":192132,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:48.988Z","transcriptGapSeconds":49,"transcriptGapShare":0.46,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/476-002.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/476-002","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/476/conversation-476-002","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). 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